1967 Stelio Diamantopoulos was born in
Basel, Switzerland. Here he grew up. Summers were mostly
spent with his family in Greece his father's native country.
1974 Primaryschool begin in Basel.
1978-1985 Gymnasium in Basel. First drawings
evolve in surrealistic and phantastic style. Playing the
bass guitar in various musical bands.
1985 Decides to quit gymnasium in order
to follow his painting skills. First canvases are created.
Attends college of Arts in Basel.
1986 First exhibition at Witterswil,
Switzerland.
1986-1990 Training at a wellknown advertisement
firm in Basel to become a graphic designer. Large murals
originate e.g. Anachoret, 1987 or Future Shock, 1988 and
the erotic Exogen-series, 1990 which were on display at
various Swiss exhibitions.
1990 Diamantopoulos works as an independent
graphic designer and illustrator. During the following
years he paints a number of backdrops for theatre productions.
1990-1993 Numerous exhibitions in Switzerland
and Germany.
1994 French Television produces a portrait
of the artist and his work at the time of a public exhibition
in the court house of Saint-Louis, France where a large
selection of his works since 1985 were shown.
1995 Exhibitions among others in the
One Room Gallery, Zuerich and Buergersaal Konstanz, Germany.
For the first time mural size paintings of the Stars&Comics-series
were on display, e.g. Snobs, 1995 and In nomine patris...,
1993 at the grand opening of Spira-The Fashion Gallery,
Basel along with a fashion parade.
1996-1997 Pictures of the Stars&Comics-series
are shown at various exhibitions in Basel. Various art
collectors begin to buy his works. Pictures concerning
film themes evolve like Casablanca I, 1997.
1998 Exhibition at Atelier Segmueller
in Zuerich where for the first time pictures with film
themes like North By Northwest, 1998 were shown.
1999 Exhibition at the Einstein Center
of Culture in Munich.
1999-2000 Themes like The Last Supper,
2000 ), and The Sistine Madonna, 2000 , are produced and
shown for the first time at the exhibition Stars,Comics
and other Aliens at the Kunst Raum Riehen in Riehen, Switzerland.
2001 More paintings of his Alien themes
evolve and some series of silk-screen prints like One
Dollar Bill, 2001.
2002 Preparation for new projects and
international exhibitions.
2003 Cars, a new series of car paintings
evolve and is shown for the first time in Switzerland
in the exhibition named Kunst und Karosse which means
Art and State-coach. From November 2003 a selection of
large sized paintings are shown at the Museum HR Giger
in Gruyères, Switzerland.
2004 An international Charity art-project
is growing. More series of silk-screen prints like 60
Dollar Bills, 2004. Work on Sleeping Girls- series und
and more paintings with movie themes.
2005 New series of paintings like Super
Heroes, Sleeping Girls. Great exhibition at the Palais
Besenval Solothurn, Switzerland.
2006 More of the Cars series are evolving,
exhibition at the RAID- AUTO PASSION, Messe Basel, Switzerland.
Some new series of large sized originals with social critical
themes are evolving. His style is expanding. Formally
the new series are more experimental and not so clean
painted. Thematically they are more realistic and more
uncompromising.
2006/2007 The GO WEST-Serie evolve. Since
2007 Diamantopoulos works together with the famous OPERA
GALLERY PARIS , which represent him in Paris, London,
Venice, Singapore, Hongkong, Seoul.
© Diamantopoulos
